Mid-Size spaciousness with compact car efficiency and pricing.
2.0L 160 hp Tigershark™ 4-cylinder
6-speed manual transmission
10 standard airbags+
Projector headlamps & LED tail lamps
Preproduction model shown
sxt
Includes all SE features plus:
17-inch aluminum wheels
Power mirrors, locks and remote keyless entry
Available 8.4-inch touch screen & 1.4L MultiAir® Turbo
Preproduction model shown
rallye
Set your Dart apart with the distinctive Rallye package that builds off the SXT.
Unique black grille surround
Black headlamp bezels
Projector fog lamps
Integrated dual exhaust
Leather-wrapped steering wheel
Available hyper black aluminum wheels
Preproduction model shown
r/t
Builds off the Limited with a state-of-the-art powertrain and sport suspension.
2.4L 184 hp Tigershark™ with MultiAir® II
Hyper black grille
Projector fog lamps
18-inch aluminum wheels
Unique black front fascia
Premium Nappa leather-trimmed interior
Integrated dual exhaust
Black headlamp bezels
Preproduction model shown
limited
Indulge yourself with the most technologically advanced compact car. Includes all SXT equipment plus:
Bright grille and door handles
Projector fog lamps
8.4-inch Uconnect Touch™ screen
7-inch reconfigurable display
Available polished aluminum wheels
SRT Dart spotted?
Posted on February 17th, 2012 • by David Zatz
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Allpar reader “m@” caught this Dart-shaped car out on the roads on February 16, 2012; it caught his interest partly because there’s no need for Darts to wear camouflage, and partly because of the dual exhaust. Admittedly even the Dodge Dart Limited has a dual exhaust to go with its turbocharged 1.4 liter powerplant, — but why cover up the car if it’s just another Dart? (And the car is very well covered.)
After the success of the original Dodge Neon SRT4 in establishing street credibility for both the Neon and the SRT brand, the creation of an SRT Dart — a Dodge Dart SRT4, if you will — seems almost a given, especially since Chrysler has already gotten 285 horsepower out of the 2.4 liter engine, even without MultiAir or the new “Tiger Shark” head and intake design. Observers believe the production version will likely produce around 300 horsepower, though SRT might tune for a lower peak horsepower number in order to get stronger torque through a wider engine-speed range.
Two more spy shots are on our speculative SRT Dart (Dodge Dart SRT4) page.
The Dodge Dart GTS 210 Tribute is a race inspired package that takes the already sporty looking Dart to a new level of performance.
The exterior of the Dart GTS 210 has gained several matte black trim pieces including a lower chin spoiler, side sills, rear spoiler and rear-diffuser panel. A carbon fiber hood complete with large air scoop takes some weight off the Dart and makes it look good. The Dart GTS 210 will run on 18-inch, 10 spoke forged alloy titanium-colored wheels which look fantastic against the ruby red paint.
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SRT Motorsports to announce new Dodge Dart race program
03/23/2012
The Dodge NASCAR program might be facing a questionable future with their only major Sprint Cup team moving to Ford next year but the Chrysler Group is spreading to new forms of racing and next Monday, the folks from SRT Motorsports and Dodge will hold a press conference to announce a new racing venture featuring the 2013 Dodge Dart.
The only information that is known about this press conference Monday is that Dodge brand CEO Reid Bigland, SRT and SRT Motorsports CEO Ralph Gilles and an unnamed new driver will come together to announce the first factory supported racing application of the new 2013 Dodge Dart. During this presentation, the Dodge and SRT boss will answer questions from the folks attending the meeting in person along with fielding questions from viewers watching on the internet around the world.
Report: 2013 Dodge Dart Showroom-Ready By Late June
March 27 2012
Good things come to those who wait, but luckily we won’t have to wait much longer for the 2013 Dodge Dart. The all-new compact sedan is on schedule for a late-spring launch, when most Dodge Dealers will have received the Dart by the end of June.
Report: 2013 Dodge Dart Showroom Ready By Late June imageChrysler’s Belvidere, Illinois plant will begin cranking out about 2000 Dodge Darts in May, and another 8000 in June, Reid Bigland, president and CEO of Dodge told Detroit Free Press. Things won’t start heating up until late summer though, when all the options and availability detailed on the online Dart configurator will “really hit the stride,” Bigland said. The recently launched configurator gave us a peek at how the Dart’s trim levels will be stratified, but Dodge emphasizes that packages and prices are only tentative. The Dodge Dart, with its fuel economy of up to 40 mpg, will arrive in showrooms at a good time in the summer, when gas prices start taking a toll on vacationers’ wallets. And with a reported starting price of $15,995, the 2013 Dart is set to compete with all the big players like the Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla, and Chevrolet Cruze.
Doug Betts, Global Head of Quality, Fiat S.p.A. and Chrysler Group LLC, talks about some of work that is going into making sure the Dodge Dart is tops in quality.
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Dodge Spends Quality Time Developing First Vehicle of Italian-American Partnership
2013 Dodge Dart gets earlier start on new quality processes previously introduced with award-winning Dodge Durango
Dart expands on performance quality attributes of its Italian cousin, Alfa Romeo Giulietta
Dodge tested the Dart for more than 8.5 million miles
Belvidere (Ill.)Assembly Plant adds $20 million in new facilities and equipment to enhance quality
April 2, 2012 , Belvidere, Ill. - As the first vehicle to evolve from Chrysler Group’s alliance with Fiat, the Dodge Dart builds off Alfa Romeo’s performance virtues and Dodge’s increasingly zealous attention to quality.
“This is a crucial vehicle launch for the company as we re-enter the compact sedan market, and everyone is committed to launching a high-quality product,” said Doug Betts, Senior Vice President – Quality, Chrysler Group LLC. “We’ve invested $20 million in new quality tools and processes at the Belvidere Assembly Plant to achieve the strict quality targets we set for Dodge Dart.”
“We learned a lot as we launched 16 updated vehicles and introduced many new quality processes for the 2011 model year,” Betts said. “We’re applying the lessons from all the 2011 launches to the Dodge Dart’s development right at the beginning of the program.”
For example, the Jefferson North Assembly Plant (JNAP) in Detroit, which builds the Dodge Durango and Jeep® Grand Cherokee, was the first Chrysler Group assembly plant to install a dedicated Metrology Center to house state-of-the-art quality tools. JNAP’s Metrology Center started operations just prior to Job 1 and helped establish a new standard for fit-and-finish for Dodge vehicles, and propel the all-new Dodge Durango to the top of influential quality surveys in its launch year.
However, the Metrology Center at the Belvidere (Ill.) Assembly Plant got an earlier start and provided valuable feedback to suppliers on pre-production components before the first Dart prototype was built. The Metrology Center allows engineers to find the sources of build variation – even when components appear perfect to the naked eye – and resolve any fit and finish issues before customer vehicles are built.
Dodge expands, literally, on the virtues of its Italian cousin
While the Dodge Dart is an all-new vehicle, its underpinnings evolved from the Alfa Romeo Giulietta, an upscale Italian hatchback known in its home market for dynamic, road-gripping performance.
For the Dart’s early development work before prototypes were built, Dodge engineers literally cut a Giulietta in half, widened it and welded the body to match Dart’s dimensions to create several engineering mule vehicles for testing. The Giulietta mules disguised the Dart’s hardware and helped the engineering teams test the durability of suspension components and evaluate vehicle dynamics and noise, vibration and harshness (NVH).
“We’re starting with a great architecture that helps us achieve our strict performance quality standards that will make the Dart very competitive in the North America compact sedan segment,” Betts said.
As Chrysler Group defines it, performance quality measures how well a vehicle matches customer priorities and stacks up against its competition. Criteria such as acceleration, braking, handling, seat comfort, quietness, storage space and fuel economy are among the hundreds of attributes Dodge engineers compare versus competitive cars.
Refinement you can see, touch and hear
Knowing that many car buyers make judgments about a vehicle’s quality the first time they see it, the company’s Perceived Quality (PQ) team set the bar high so that the Dart would fare well under the scrutiny of the most discerning car shoppers.
The PQ team works with designers, engineers and suppliers to enhance the fit-and-finish, surface quality, material options and even the sound quality of moveable parts like doors and storage bins. The Dart is the first Chrysler Group vehicle program that used PQ best practices from the start of development.
Although the Dart will compete in the heart of the compact sedan segment, the PQ team benchmarked more expensive European sedans with the goal that the Dart will look and feel comparable to an entry luxury sedan under close inspection.
Taking the high road, the low road . . . and lots of really rough roads
Dodge is testing the Dart day and night, on all kinds of road surfaces, at high and low altitudes and through blizzard conditions, as well as dry, desert heat. All that testing adds up to more than 8.5 million reliability validation miles.
Some of the most punishing tests take place inside the Chrysler Technology Center on the Road Test Simulator (RTS). It recreates the abuse vehicles endure at the hands of a 95th percentile customer - meaning a customer who drives the vehicle in more severe conditions than 95 percent of all owners. The RTS replicates a wide range of on-road and off-road driving surfaces and puts a lifetime of wear-and-tear on a vehicle in one month’s time.
Dodge also evaluates vehicles under more typical customer scenarios. More than 100 Dart vehicles are tested daily for about 3 months until each vehicle reaches 36,000 miles. To reflect typical daily driving scenarios, these test drivers do not originate from the engineering ranks and are intentionally chosen from diverse backgrounds to represent customers of different ages, sizes and ethnicities. The test drivers also scrutinize all the customer functional aspects of each vehicle, every day of testing. This includes functions as simple as seat belt buckling, heating and ventilation operation and opening and closing storage compartments and windows. Seven different test protocols are used to better simulate random customer use and prevent test drivers from becoming desensitized to expected outcomes. The Dodge Dart quality team reviews the test drive data daily to find and fix any issues that arise.
The Uconnect® Touch Media Center also gets a thorough test drive as testers work through a 12-page checklist to test the functionality and reliability of the system as well as how compatible it is with a wide variety of mobile phones, music players and other media devices.
Building quality into each Dodge Dart
Chrysler Group’s manufacturing plants have integrated Fiat’s World Class Manufacturing (WCM) principles that involve all employees in the manufacturing process for continuous process and quality improvements.
The Belvidere Assembly Plant, where Dart is assembled, has invested in new technology and processes to improve the quality of its vehicles. In addition to the new Metrology Center, the plant also built a new Center for Technical Vehicle Validation (CTVV) and Materials Laboratory – the first such quality center in a U.S. Chrysler Group plant.
The CTVV will randomly audit newly built vehicles and measure 437 functional characteristics, including emissions, fit-and-finish, heating and air conditioning performance and ride height. The Materials Laboratory, staffed with an on-site chemist, and the CTVV allow the plant to identify and troubleshoot emerging issues onsite, with fewer delays from sending parts to Auburn Hills or supplier locations for analysis.
“We obsessed over the quality and refinement of the Dodge Dart as it was developed, tested and built,” Betts said. “As a company, we’ve really overhauled our processes and expectations for building quality vehicles and doing whatever it takes to satisfy customers.”
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All-new 2013 Dodge Dart makes its Western Canadian Debut at the Vancouver International Auto Chrysler Canada: Show
The Dodge brand is back in the compact sedan business with the all-new 2013 Dodge Dart.
With up to 184 available horsepower, the 2013 Dodge Dart delivers the ultimate blend of power, fuel efficiency, fun-to-drive spirit, interior roominess, style and overall sophistication at a tremendous value.
Starting price of $15,995 in Canada.
Dodge Dart is the first Chrysler Group vehicle based upon a Fiat architecture – adapted from the award-winning Alfa Romeo Giulietta.
Compact car segment in Canada accounts for 21 per cent of new vehicle sales.
Mopar to offer more than 150 accessories for the Dodge Dart.
April 3, 2012 , Vancouver, B.C. - The Dodge brand is breaking new ground with the all-new 2013 Dodge Dart, revealed for the first time in Western Canada at the Vancouver International Auto Show. It is the company’s first entry into the compact sedan segment in seven years. With a starting price of $15,995, it is sure to hit the sweet spot of Canadian consumers.
“We’re extremely excited about the all-new Dodge Dart,” said Reid Bigland, President and CEO of Chrysler Canada and Dodge Brand. “This vehicle offers features and content that have never before existed in a compact car. With the 2013 Dodge Dart, consumers no longer have to compromise safety, technology, customization or comfort when purchasing a compact vehicle.”
With over 340,000 compact car registrations in 2011, the segment represents 21 per cent of new vehicle sales in this country.
“The compact car segment in Canada is the largest segment in the industry by a wide margin, so we have essentially become Canada’s number one seller of vehicles while playing with one arm tied behind our back,” Bigland added. “When the new Dodge Dart hits the streets, we anticipate being a formidable competitor again in Canada’s largest vehicle segment.”
The new Dodge Dart is a revolutionary car. It has world class architecture infused with Alfa Romeo DNA and the unmistakable presence of a Dodge. With up to 184 horsepower, the 2013 Dodge Dart is a fuel efficient and ecologically smart vehicle that is precision crafted, quick, agile and fun-to-drive. It comes loaded with innovative technology, unsurpassed standard safety features and clever functionality. Its interior space rivals that of a mid-size sedan with the footprint and value of a compact car.
Customization is king, offering over 100,000 ways for consumers to personalize their vehicle. This includes 14 interior colour and trim combinations, 12 exterior colours, 7 wheel choices and 5 model levels – SE, SXT, Rallye, Limited and R/T.
And if that isn’t enough, the Mopar® division will offer more than 150 additional accessories for the 2013 Dodge Dart.
For more detailed Dodge Dart product information and photography, including: technical specifications, engineering, interior design, exterior design, powertrain, safety, technology and quality, please refer to our media website at www.media.chrysler.com/canada.
About the Dodge Brand
For nearly 100 years, Dodge has defined passionate and innovative vehicles that stand apart in performance and in style. Building upon its rich heritage of muscle cars, racing technology and ingenious engineering, Dodge offers a full-line of cars, crossovers, minivans and SUVs built for top performance – from power off the line and handling in the corners, to high-quality vehicles that deliver unmatched versatility and excellent fuel efficiency. Only Dodge offers such innovative functionality combined with class-leading performance, exceptional value and distinctive design. With the all-new 2013 Dodge Dart joining the line-up, alongside Canada’s best-selling crossover, Dodge Journey; the iconic, made-in-Canada Dodge Challenger and all-new Dodge Charger paired with the ZF eight-speed transmission; the new Dodge Durango; Dodge Avenger and the country’s number-one selling minivan, Dodge Grand Caravan - the Dodge brand now has one of the youngest dealer showrooms in North America.
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